Weekly Ocean News
Ecosystems and Biodiversity
How long would it take for the Earth to regenerate the biodiversity that's been lost since the rise of modern humans? A research team from Denmark recently published a paper to answ...
Weekly Ocean News
Ecosystems and Biodiversity
Three new species of snailfish have been discovered living 7.5 kilometres below the surface of the ocean. These snailfish have gel-like bodies that are actually together by the crus...
Changing Climate and Culture
“We call it ‘nuna,’” says Mia Otokiak, gesturing to the ground covered in inch-high willow and moss. Nuna means “land” in Inuinnaqtun, and yet it means so much more in Inuit communities across Canada’s North. T...
We All Agree: We Need Our North
The Arctic is in the grip of unprecedented change and is warming at twice the rate of any other region in world.
Fundamental threats such as man-made pollutants contaminating the marine food web and climate ...
Narwhal Study: Narwhal Stampede
By Clint Wright, Vancouver Aquarium executive vice president & chief operating officer
A strong and gusting onshore breeze has been blowing from the north for the last few days and very few narwhals have...
Narwhal Study: Tags Deployed Pt 2
By Clint Wright, Vancouver Aquarium executive vice president & chief operating officer
As the wind increased, I returned to my tent to secure all my belongings. The frame and lines were being buffeted in...
Arctic August: Arctic Ice Packs
By John Nightingale, President & CEO, Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre
This past winter (2015-2016) the Arctic ice pack, which is the ice cover of the Arctic Ocean, saw the smallest amount of ice...
To Another 60 Years of Protecting Our Oceans
Today, Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre celebrates 60 years of ocean conservation and there is much to be proud of. Over six decades we have inspired tens of millions of people to take action on ocean c...